Patents by Inventor Eric Rall

Eric Rall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Gradual updating using transform coefficients for encoding and decoding
    Patent number: 9762912
    Abstract: Innovations are provided for encoding and/or decoding video and/or image content using transform coefficient level gradual updating. Transform coefficient level gradual updating can be applied by encoding (or decoding) different subsets of the transform coefficients for the blocks, macroblocks, or other coding unit for each of a sequence of pictures. For example, a first subset of the transform coefficients of the blocks of a first picture can be encoded with the first picture, a second subset of the transform coefficients of the blocks of a second picture can be encoded with the second picture, and so on. A decoder can reconstruct pictures with increasing quality by receiving additional subsets of the transform coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lihua Zhu, Shir Aharon, Eric Rall, B. Anil Kumar, Jeroen E. van Eesteren
  • GRADUAL UPDATING USING TRANSFORM COEFFICIENTS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING
    Publication number: 20160212425
    Abstract: Innovations are provided for encoding and/or decoding video and/or image content using transform coefficient level gradual updating. Transform coefficient level gradual updating can be applied by encoding (or decoding) different subsets of the transform coefficients for the blocks, macroblocks, or other coding unit for each of a sequence of pictures. For example, a first subset of the transform coefficients of the blocks of a first picture can be encoded with the first picture, a second subset of the transform coefficients of the blocks of a second picture can be encoded with the second picture, and so on. A decoder can reconstruct pictures with increasing quality by receiving additional subsets of the transform coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Lihua Zhu, Shir Aharon, Eric Rall, B. Anil Kumar, Jeroen E. van Eesteren